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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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